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[QUOTE=HURRICANEBOB;426634]Thank you. We're all refreshed and challenged by your unique point of view.[/QUOTE]
OH, BTW, Haven't been to Cumberland since 21 Aug, well before the announcement.
Food fishing? Hmmmm.....I guess bass tournaments are real unethical. Cause we all know everyone of those caught and weighed bass survive.....right?
I would say that 95% of the bass caught in tournaments live.. Any bass fisherman that fishes tourneys and knows how to take care of fish while their in their livewell know that!!!
Jbyrd
I have very little experience with Dale, so really cannot comment on that lake. As Geo noted, several other species in the lake that use the open water like Stripers do at Cumberland.
In all the years that I downrigged at Cumberland I never caught a bass. Yes, I catch smallies or LM from time to time striper fishing. In all cases it is when I am casting the banks or running planers close to shore. I think part of the trouble that bass fishermen are having on the lake right now is that with the lake levels down, and mostly stable, the bass have changed their habits some. Same reason that striper fishermen, myself included, are having troubles catching stripers in spring. One change to the lake is the increased numbers of Threadfin Shad in the lake. Threadfin will look for shoreline cover at night (where the bass can eat them) and then hit the open water at dawn (where the stripers eat them).
When I say that the stripers don't complete for the forage I mean that there are plenty of shad in the lake, therefore, plenty of forage for both species. No competition. Bass eat plenty of other things in the lake: sunfish, crappie, shad, alewifes, crayfish, lizards, other bass, etc. Stripers eat shad, period.
On the Norris study, NO bass showed up in the belly of a striper. Same deal for the other studies I have seen on this (Boone posted a link to a number of these). Conversely, striper fry do show up in the belly of bass (Smith Mtn Lake study). If you are really worried about the bass, stop fishing for them. ONE catch and release angler will kill more stripers in the lake in a year than ALL of the stripers in the lake.
Stripers travel in schools. During migration periods (fall) very large schools. They all feed at the same time and continue to feed until they are stuffed. They don't feed again until their stomachs are empty. They also travel in schools of the same age class. When you see those massive schools, you may be seeing a good portion of the population of that year class.
Andrew
Strawberry little macs are still the lure to beat on night flats if you still have any. I happen to still have two. I won't throw them unless I absolutely have to. LOL
duayne, i saw a guy on ebay last year that could cast/mold any lure you have, hooks installled and painted, it was a little pricey, not unreasonable though when you want a special bait that has been discontinued though. i will see if i can find him again, if so i will send you the info
Someone could clean up around Cumberland if they couldreproduce that bait! I'd ceraintly buy some. Yeah, let me know if you run across that guy again.. :)
[url]http://cgi.ebay.com/storm-little-mac-RAINBOW-TROUT-bait-pre-rapala-lure-/270634175875?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f030dcd83[/url]
CHA-CHING!
[QUOTE=HURRICANEBOB;426841][url]http://cgi.ebay.com/storm-little-mac-RAINBOW-TROUT-bait-pre-rapala-lure-/270634175875?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f030dcd83[/url]
CHA-CHING![/QUOTE]
[url]http://www.stormlures.com/products/luresdetail.cfm?modelName=deep_thunderstick_madflash&freshorsalt=Fresh&type=hard_lures[/url]
Ya know when you compare the lure design, this Deep Thuderstick has a lot in common with the Little Mac
[QUOTE=HURRICANEBOB;426842][URL]http://www.stormlures.com/products/luresdetail.cfm?modelName=deep_thunderstick_madflash&freshorsalt=Fresh&type=hard_lures[/URL]
Ya know when you compare the lure design, this Deep Thuderstick has a lot in common with the Little Mac[/QUOTE]
One of my fishing partners uses them. Said that once he started using them he did not miss the little mac any more.
Andrew